Soapsuds-mixer.



WITNESSES S. BICKERTON.

SOAPSUDS MIXER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT 5. 1917.

Patented July 9 1918.

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SPENCER BICKERTON, QF HONOLULU, TERRITORY OF HAWAII.

SOAPSUDS-MIXER.

Specification of Letters Iatent.

Patented July a, 91m.

Application filed September 5, 1917. Serial No. 189,808.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SPENCER BIoKER'roN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, have invented new and useful Improvements in Soapsoap suds, as when it is desired to wash the dishes.

The invention contemplates improvements over similar devices to the extent that it may be'turned downward away from the mouth of the faucet when the latter is to be used but the soap holder is not to be used, and in fact it must be so turned down to charge it with soapthe moving of the device to lts inactive position permitting the opening of ,its upper portion for the insertion of soap.

Details will be found in the following specification, andreference is made to the drawings wherein- Figure 1 is a side elevation of this im provement as it appears in use.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section with the holder turned to inactive position and opened so that soap may be inserted.

In the drawings 1 have shown an ordinary spigot or faucet F whose stem ,8 connects with the hot' -or cold' water pipe, H is its handle, and M is its mouth. As suggested above, this may be either faucet, and it prefabove the kitchen sink although it might of course be the faucet over a lavatory or tub. The device forming the subject matter of the present invention comprises a soap holder and a support. Theholder preferably has a cylindrical body 1 across whose interior near its lower end is secured a screen 2, and the upper portion 3 is made in the shape of a ring which may have a flange 4 abutting against the upper end of the body, this portion being hinged to the front of the body at 5 and held in closed position at the rear of the body by a catch 6. Across said upper, portion is secured 'another screen 7.

The support may well consist of a pair of straps 10 whose upper ends pass around the stem S of the faucet and are clamped there'- on at 11 by suitable means such as a thumb screw 12 connecting said ends; and an arm 13 preferably of sheet metal, whose rear end is held between the lower ends of the straps by a thumb screw 14, Whose body is twisted as at 15, and whose front end is attached as at 16 to the body 1 of the soap holder by any suitable means, permanent or otherwise- The parts are preferably entirely of metal suitably treated to prevent rust and to present a neat appearance.

In use, the support is applied to the faucet stem by passing the clamp of the straps thereover and settin up the thumbscrew 12. The soap holder wlth the arm 13 is then brought into place, and said arm is attached to the lower end of the straps and the thumb I screw 14: set up. When the latter is tightened, the soap holder stands directly below the mouth M of the faucet as seen in Fig. 1, but to insert a charge of soap within the body 1 the thumb screw 14. will be loosened and the holder let down to inactive position as seen in Fig. 2. By loosening the catch 6," the up er part 3 may now be turned back on its hinge 5, and soapinserted in a man ner which will be clear. The screens should be sufficiently fine to permit the use of washing powders,.although this is a matter of preference. The upper portion or cover 3 is now closed and latched, and the holder stands as seen in Fig. 2 until soap suds is desired;then it is swung upward to the position seen in Fig. 1 and the thumb screw 14 tightened; and nowwhen water is permitted 'to flow out the mouth M of the faucet F, it

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

SPENCER BTGKERTQN. 

